A sad anniversary falls for the House of
Windsor as January continues to freeze. 18 January marks 102 years
since Prince John of the United Kingdom died from a severe seizure.
John was the fifth son and the youngest of the six children of King
George V and Queen Mary. Prince John was born at York Cottage on
the Sandringham Estate on 12 July 1905. Much of his early life was
spent on the…
The Queen and horse racing - an extraordinary success story of 530 winners and £7.5m in prize money
18th January 2021
Horses have played a huge part of The
Queen’s life for the past nine decades with Her Majesty receiving
her first riding lesson at just the age of three. Since then, the
monarch’s adoration of horses has only continued to grow. The
94-year-old now holds the accolade…
Prince William speaks of his pride over The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh for getting their vaccinations
16th January 2021
The Duke of Cambridge spoke with
frontline workers and volunteers across the United Kingdom to thank
them for their part in administering the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking
on a video call, the Prince also said that he was “very proud” of
his grandparents the Queen and…
Through The Royal Collection Trust, the
papers of Queen Victoria’s father, Edward, Duke of Kent and
Strathearn are now available online. More than 1,000 documents make
up the collection ranging from account records and lesson books to
personal and official correspondence. Prince Edward Augustus was
born 2 November 1767 at Buckingham House. The fourth son and fifth
child of George III and…
The former Second Lady of the United
States will become the First Lady when her husband, former Vice
President and current President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of
office on 20 January. Prince Harry has grown close with the Bidens
over the years, and in honour of the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge speak to frontline workers about grief
16th January 2021
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
spoken to frontline workers about the importance of counselling and
grieving in their first video call of the new year. Speaking to a
team of healthcare workers from the NHS and grief counsellors from
Just ‘B’, a service provided…
The Duchess of Cornwall’s Reading Room
officially launched today with the announcement of Camilla’s first
four book choices, including one about the court of Henry VIII. For
the inaugural season of the project, the duchess has chosen The
Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel, Where the Crawdads Sing by
Delia Owens, Restless by William Boyd and The Architect’s
Apprentice by Elif Shafak.
One of the best known inhabitants of the
Tower of London, a raven called Merlina, has disappeared and is
feared to have died. The bird, who has been part of the Tower’s
roost since 2007, hasn’t been seen for weeks and her keepers now
believe she is dead. Taking to…
Sarah, Duchess of York has been writing
children’s books and nonfiction for years, but today HarperCollins
announced her debut historical romance, Her Heart for a
Compass, will be published this summer. Coming 3 August from
Mills & Boon in the UK and William Morrow in…
Growing up in the Royal Family is an
experience quite unlike the childhood many (if not all) of us had.
Although Prince Charles was lucky enough to have both his parents
in his life, they were both quite absent from his upbringing. This
was both due to the fact mummy and daddy are Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip and the fact that the Queen was
frightened by the tough nanny Helen…
